The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the raw material industry

On December 29th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a press conference to introduce the situation of the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Raw Materials Industry" which was recently prepared and introduced. The development goals proposed in the Plan are that by 2025, the raw material industry will have a significantly enhanced ability to guarantee and lead the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry; the growth rate of value added will remain at a reasonable level, and its proportion in the manufacturing industry will be basically stable; the scale of the new material industry will continue to rise, accounting for a significantly higher proportion of the raw material industry; and a higher quality, better efficiency, better layout, greener and safer industrial development pattern will be initially formed. The initial formation of a higher quality, better efficiency, better layout, greener and safer industrial development pattern. By 2035, it will become the world's key raw material product research and development, production and application of highlands, the competitiveness of the new materials industry has been comprehensively enhanced, and the level of green low-carbon development is world-leading.

The Plan, at the same time, puts forward specific objectives, emphasising that the level of high-end supply should be continuously improved. Breakthroughs in a number of key strategic areas of key basic materials. The intensity of investment in R&D in key industries will reach more than 1.5%, a number of key core technologies in the industry will be mastered, and 5 to 10 leading enterprises in the industry chain with ecological dominance and core competitiveness will be formed. More than five world-class advanced manufacturing clusters will be formed in the field of raw materials, etc.

To achieve the above goals, the Plan proposes key tasks and major projects for the development of the raw materials industry, namely "five transformations and five projects". The five projects are "high-end supply, rational structure, green development, digital transformation and system security", and five major projects such as "innovative development of new materials, pilot low-carbon manufacturing, digital empowerment, security of strategic resources and chain reinforcement projects". The Plan also proposes five major projects, such as "new materials innovation and development, low-carbon manufacturing pilot, digital empowerment, strategic resources security guarantee, and chain strengthening project".

The Plan specifies that in order to promote the "double carbon" goal, a low-carbon manufacturing pilot project will be implemented to promote the green and low-carbon development of the raw materials industry through structural adjustment, technological innovation and strengthened management. The key tasks to be carried out include

Promote the rationalisation of industrial structure. Strictly control new production capacity in oil refining, ammonium phosphate, calcium carbide, caustic soda, soda ash, yellow phosphorus and other industries, and moderately control the growth rate of modern coal chemical production capacity. Strengthen the constraints of environmental protection, energy consumption, water consumption and other factors, and promote the withdrawal of backward and inefficient production capacity in accordance with the law. Vigorously develop green and low-carbon industries such as new materials, and enhance the value of industries and the added value of products.

Actively implement energy-saving and low-carbon actions. Strengthen the research and development of key green and low-carbon technologies, processes and equipment. Accelerate the promotion and application of advanced and applicable green and low-carbon energy-saving technologies and equipment. Support enterprises to use waste heat and pressure to generate electricity and connect to the grid, build energy management centres, implement raw material and fuel substitution, and increase the proportion of renewable resources and clean energy use. Encourage increased imports of primary processed products and strictly control exports of high energy-consuming and low value-added products. Strengthen energy conservation monitoring in key industries.

Promote ultra-low emission and clean production. Research and promote the implementation of ultra-low emissions in key industries such as chemicals, coking, electrolytic aluminium, copper smelting, refractory materials, graphite deep processing and ceramics, and establish benchmark enterprises. Promote the development of clean production transformation and upgrading plans in key industries such as petrochemicals and chemicals, non-ferrous metals and building materials, and comprehensively promote the application of clean production technologies and equipment. Strengthen the green management of enterprises throughout their life cycle, vigorously promote green design, green processes and green products, encourage the creation of green factories and build green supply chains.

Upgrade the comprehensive use of resources. Focusing on tailings, fly ash, red mud, smelting slag, industrial by-product gypsum, chemical slag, waste fibres and their composite materials, etc., we will comprehensively promote the comprehensive use of industrial solid waste from raw materials and accelerate the harmless, reduced and resourceful disposal. Actively promote the coupling and synergistic development of petrochemical, iron and steel, non-ferrous, building materials, electric power and other industries, and encourage the construction of a leading integrated industrial base for resource utilization.

Feng Meng, deputy director of the Department of Raw Materials Industry, said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in conjunction with the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments have prepared the implementation plan for carbon peaking in petrochemical, chemical, steel and other industries, to clarify the implementation path and specific task arrangements for carbon emission reduction in key industries, which will be subsequently released one after another according to the unified requirements and processes.

In addition, the Plan also makes arrangements and deployments for fostering and growing the new materials industry. Xie Bin, Director of the New Materials Division of the Department of Raw Materials Industry, said in response to a reporter's question that the new materials industry is a strategic and fundamental industry, a key area of high-tech competition, and is concerned with the overall situation of the construction of a modernized economic system. In recent years, China's new materials industry is booming, the scale of the industry continues to grow, the compound annual growth rate of the output value of more than 20%, the security capacity continues to improve, advanced energy storage materials, photovoltaic materials, super-hard materials, new display materials and more than a hundred kinds of materials production ranks first in the world, to support the construction of a strong manufacturing country has made an important contribution.

In order to implement the decision of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the Plan proposes to improve the high-end level of supply of raw materials industry, an important element of which is to cultivate and grow the new materials industry. The development goal of the new materials industry in the next five years is to collaborate with the innovation system more efficient and perfect, innovation capacity is significantly improved, the scale of the industry continues to improve, accounting for a significant increase in the proportion of raw materials industry; a number of key areas of breakthroughs in basic materials, advanced basic materials, high-end product quality stability, reliability, applicability significantly improved, part of the frontier new material varieties to achieve mass production and typical applications. In order to promote the realization of the goal, will focus on the following four aspects of work.

First, to improve the innovation system. Strengthen the support of innovation platform carriers, optimise and reorganise state key laboratories, build national manufacturing innovation centres in key areas and national key platforms for new materials, establish industrial common technology research platforms and new materials data centres, and enhance public service capabilities. Optimize and improve the ecology of innovation mechanisms, support enterprises to carry out basic research and applied innovation, develop policies to incentivize the remuneration of scientific and technological talents, strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, and carry out international cooperation in technological innovation.

Second, conquer key technologies. Organize the promotion of advanced and applicable technologies, and develop and release a rolling catalogue of advanced and applicable technologies in key industries. Strengthen the deep integration of industry, academia, research and use, promote the optimal allocation of scientific research institutes, universities and enterprises scientific research forces and resource sharing, and carry out research and development on key technologies around mining processes, tissue uniformity control process equipment, intelligent manufacturing and other aspects.

Third, breakthroughs in key materials. Focus on the implementation of the "four actions": the implementation of key short board material research action, support material production, application of enterprise joint research units, to carry out collaborative research. The implementation of bulk basic materials consolidation and upgrading action to enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of materials. Implement the action of forward-looking layout of frontier materials, and promote the systematic development of main materials. The implementation of key materials application promotion action, promote the application of new materials, accelerate the iteration of upgrading.

Fourth, improve product quality. Continuously carry out action to improve the quality of raw materials industry, improve the stability, reliability and applicability of product quality. Promote product standards and brand building, strengthen the systematization of material standards and improve brand influence. Promote key industries to carry out quality grading evaluation, support market-oriented, professional third-party high-end quality certification agency construction, the establishment of new materials certification system.

The next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will work with relevant departments and relevant parties to thoroughly implement the Party Central Committee and the State Council's decision and deployment, and solidly promote the implementation of the work in place. (Content extracted/sourced from: China Plastic Online/Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the raw material industry)

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